> "ARIN ... belives IPv6 addresses are ... resources that need > to be [distributed] according to need." > > I guess I have to agree with this sentiment. If the ARIN > community decides there is a better way to distribute IP > addresses *OTHER THAN* need, I'd be really happy to hear what > that method would be. That method would be to distribute IPv6 addresses (which are not scarce) in accordance with the IPv6 addressing architecture which allows for every site (building/campus/office/place-of-business/home) to get a /48 assignment. This single assignment will last 99.9999% of them as long as IPv6 exists. It allows for ISPs/ANS-holders to receive a single /32 or shorter prefix which will only put a single entry in the global routing table. A bit oversimplified, but you get the idea. There is an overall architecture which IS DIFFERENT FROM IPv4 and which actually helps limit the growth of the global routing table. --Michael Dillon _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf